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3/15/2007 Jonathan Walton: [Afraid] The Mistress of Erich Zann
I ran Afraid Arkham-style for the SGBoston crew this week. When I first read Afraid, the monster-creation guidelines reminded me of a number of Lovecraft stories, especially Pickman's Model and…
In lumpley games
Participants: Jonathan Walton, lumpley, Valvorik, Meej.

3/15/2007 scholar_of_light: [ D&D 3.5 ] The world of Vangal. {a home brew world}
Greetings all,    Just stumbled across this site, and figured this would be the best way to introduce myself. Basic layout of game :    Home brew campaign.  About 500…
In Actual Play
Participants: scholar_of_light, Paka, Gaerik.

3/15/2007 Eric J-D: [Sorcerer] How do you deal with Mystery Kickers?
Hi folks. Lately I've found myself thinking about Kickers again, specifically the issue of Mystery Kickers.  You know the type: "A friend on the police force tells you that the…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eric J-D, Ron Edwards.

3/15/2007 Hans: [TSOY] Finnish multi-participant BDtP rules, some questions
Eero placed a brief summary of his Finnish version of the multi-participant pain rules in this thread.  Multi-party BDtP is a regular and consistently troubling feature for the game I…
In CRN Games
Participants: Hans, Eero Tuovinen, oliof.

3/15/2007 Valvorik: [Afraid] Untrue facts as "fallout option"?
Triggered by this thread, that I'm posing here rather than resurrecting (Forge rule about not resurrecting stuff a couple of pages down, right?). http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=22931.0 .... Part way through the…
In lumpley games
Participants: Valvorik.

3/15/2007 Sinistraphobia: The Gamestas with Joshua A.C. Newman
This is just a heads up about our interview with Mr. Newman about Shock, on Episode -14.  We hope you enjoy, and feel free to give your thoughts and opinions.…
In glyphpress
Participants: Sinistraphobia, nikola, Paka.

3/15/2007 Banesfinger: Game Design
Hello John Harper Can you tell us what games (if any) inspired your Agon game mechanic (e.g., Savage Worlds uses a similar dice mechanic). Did you try other dice mechanics…
In one.seven design
Participants: Banesfinger.

3/15/2007 Simon C: [Sweet20] Keys to represent character religions.
Hey, I'm messing around with implimenting the Sweet20 experience system (Keys) into another game with a pretty specific celtic/mythological irish flavour.  Think Slaine.  Anyhow, I was thinking that Keys could…
In CRN Games
Participants: Simon C, Ludanto.

3/15/2007 sdanic: 13 Virtues - Can resource pools be dramatic?
I love pulp and cinematic action games. I also love resource pools. However, when I see resource pools in practice, characters tend to become less and less heroic as their…
In First Thoughts
Participants: sdanic, Reprobus, andrew_kenrick, Filip Luszczyk, Valamir, joepub.

3/15/2007 tj333: [DitV] The End of the Dog in the Black Coat
Okay, this is the second half of a town that we played but didn't have the time to finish. It was a short session and it just wasn't working so…
In Actual Play
Participants: tj333, Mike Lucas, Web_Weaver.

3/15/2007 wunderllama: Hey! You got Dogs in my television show!
A brief thought, inspired by tonight's episode of Jericho. (Fair warning, if anyone follows Jericho, spoilers follow) So there's a character, Robert Hawkins, who was working for a secret shadow…
In lumpley games
Participants: wunderllama.

3/15/2007 Troy_Costisick: [Outtage RPG Contest] Review of Comedy Blackout
Comedy Blackout Review By John Laviolette Game Summary: The game begins by explaining what “blackout” means in comedic circles.  That’s great because I would have had no idea.  The background…
In Endeavor
Participants: Troy_Costisick.

3/15/2007 Troy_Costisick: [Outtage RPG Contest] Review of Blackout on the Elevator
Review of “Blackout on the Elevator” By: Bryan Hansel Game Summary: Opens with the situation.  You’re trapped in an elevator.  This game doesn’t mess around.  It presents the players with…
In Endeavor
Participants: Troy_Costisick, Bryan Hansel.

3/14/2007 phargle: Who can start conflicts; who can use items; I don't get demonic fallout.
We just finished our Dogs in the Vineyard campaign.  The characters evolved and we saved a few towns;  for us, this was one of the coolest games we've ever played…
In lumpley games
Participants: phargle, lumpley, Gugliandalf.

3/14/2007 MatrixGamer: [Engle Matrix Game] Jack the Ripper Podcast
A group of gamers in Louisville Kentucky just posted a podcast of a game of Jack the Ripper. The show lasts a little over two hours. Podcast of an actual…
In Actual Play
Participants: MatrixGamer.

3/14/2007 Conteur: New Roleplaying Game: Kissanil
I have finally decided to begin working on editing my game on wich I work since 15 years. The site is not finished(and it will never be...as all roleplaying games)…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Conteur, scrandy, andrew_kenrick, Rafu, pells, xenopulse, davidberg.

3/14/2007 Banesfinger: Assigning Battle dice
Wow - not sure what happened when I posted this the first time - it said the server was unavailible, yet posted several times???? Webmaster please delete the other posts!…
In one.seven design
Participants: Banesfinger, demiurgeastaroth, John Harper.

3/14/2007 Sentience: Using the D20 system
I'm having a hard time deciding whether or not to use the OGL and the D20 system for the RPG I'm creating. However, I believe I could come to a…
In First Thoughts
Participants: Sentience, Mcrow, Ben Lehman, TroyLovesRPG.

3/14/2007 hardcoremoose: Kagematsu: Torrid Samurai Romance!
Hey everyone, It’s been awhile, but after months of little or no activity and two missed GenCons, here I am with my hand out. On and off for the past…
In Playtesting
Participants: hardcoremoose, Ron Edwards, Simon C, Eero Tuovinen, Ben Lehman, jrs.

3/14/2007 Matt Snyder: [Forge Midwest 2007] Official Event Schedule -- Plan games here!
Here is the schedule for sessions at Forge Midwest. This year, it's important to stay on schedule. It's especially important because we're all in one room. That means it'll likely…
In Conventions
Participants: Matt Snyder, GreatWolf, Troy_Costisick, Kesher, GamerChick, Blankshield, Nev the Deranged, Doyce, Clinton R. Nixon, c, Valamir, TJ, greyorm, Thor Olavsrud, Harlequin, Matt Wilson, Paul Czege.

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3/16/2007 TwilightCorps: Twilight Corps: Playtesting Reports
I've run a lot of playtesting on my game, but I still feel it's not the best I can make. Here's a quick rundown of the playtesting I've done. Zion…
In Playtesting
Participants: TwilightCorps.

3/16/2007 tj333: Looking for Con Materials
I plan to have my game RPG published by next year. So this year I'm going to nearly all of the local cons and running games. I want them to…
In Conventions
Participants: tj333.

3/16/2007 phargle: [DiTV] Trait pile-on - how many traits can you use, and when do you roll?
I've been thinking about the problem of trait pile-on in our game.  In verbal encounters, we squeezed in every trait we could, even if it was only remotely related to…
In lumpley games
Participants: phargle, Ice Cream Emperor, lumpley.

3/16/2007 andrew_kenrick: [Dead of Night] How best to make a pdf version?
So, ever since Dead of Night came out there have been requests for a pdf version of it. But I've long put off the idea for the simple reason that…
In Publishing
Participants: andrew_kenrick, iago.

3/16/2007 jasonm: [Grey Ranks] Full Playtest, Session Three
Last night my group wrapped up the Grey Ranks playtest with session three.  I'm am happy to report that they tore into it like starving hyenas and I saw some…
In Playtesting
Participants: jasonm, Valamir, segedy, Bryan Hansel, andrew_kenrick, GreatWolf.

3/16/2007 rycanada: Great map I found for Trollbabe
Called Ravennia, by a guy that goes by Cergorach at EN World. http://www.thehelix.nl/RavenniaBlank72dpiMed.jpg
In Adept Press
Participants: rycanada, Ron Edwards.

3/16/2007 mauriciocabaleiro: DICE MECHANIC - would it work?
Hello you all.. I´ve been working on a dice mechanic and i would like to have a feedback from anyone interested in helping me improve it. The idea i to…
In First Thoughts
Participants: mauriciocabaleiro, Valamir, Mcrow, Hereward The Wake, Noon, Simon C, Arlecchino.

3/16/2007 Denise: [ENnies] Logo Design
Hey everyone! A couple of weeks ago I started up a little contest asking for submissions for the ENnies logo, and I'm collecting opinions on the submissions.  I'm going to…
In Conventions
Participants: Denise, Kevin Allen Jr, Andrew Morris, Eero Tuovinen, iago.

3/16/2007 Caesar_X: [1001 Nights] The Sultan's Favor
I hosted a game of Meg Baker's excellent '1001 Nights' at our Thursday night Story Gaming at EndGame this week.  I will start by saying that the players were unanimous…
In Actual Play
Participants: Caesar_X, Meguey.

3/16/2007 Caesar_X: I played 1001 Nights again!
Hopefully the Sultan Edwards won't have me beheaded for cross-posting from Actual Play:) http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/index.php?topic=23525.0
In Night Sky Games
Participants: Caesar_X, Meguey.

3/16/2007 GreatWolf: [Dirty Secrets] A Sad Old Man
Last night we playtested Dirty Secrets some more.  Came across some more rules bumps, as expected, and lots of areas that need more clarity.  I still think that I'm on…
In Playtesting
Participants: GreatWolf.

3/16/2007 Valvorik: [Afraid] More Questions - Relationships and Follow-Ups
More Rules Questions Q1:  It’s very tempting to assign relationship dice to the Monster at some point.  This wouldn’t apply to interactions with Victims or Slaves I think, but would…
In lumpley games
Participants: Valvorik, Ludanto, lumpley.

3/16/2007 Rampage: Ranged and Cover questions
I have two questions regarding demonic abilities I'd like to ask: Imagine I have a demon with two different special damage attacks, Spit Acid and Ray of Frost, both of…
In Adept Press
Participants: Rampage, Ron Edwards.

3/17/2007 Simon C: My thesis - maybe some people would like to read it?
A year or so ago I wrote my honours thesis on the gaming community in my home town.  It's got lot of stuff about roleplaying and things in there.  I…
In Actual Play
Participants: Simon C, Paul T, Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards.

3/17/2007 Nev the Deranged: Just watched Silent Hill, the movie
Holy crap on a pogo stick, can we say Sorcerer reference material boys and girls? I knew you could. I am a huge fan of the first SH game, that…
In Adept Press
Participants: Nev the Deranged, Ron Edwards, Gaerik, xenopulse, jburneko.

3/17/2007 Ludanto: Action-Reaction Unit?
Hey, maybe I'm just dense, but I totally don't get this. Apparently, Tony says that you can't stake/split between your Action and your Reaction, that they are a whole unit…
In Muse of Fire Games
Participants: Ludanto, 1of3, TonyLB.

3/17/2007 rycanada: Best of Trollbabe threads
I'm looking at Trollbabe really closely these days, and I really enjoy reading about peoples' experiences trying various twists on the rules and what techniques they use in play.  Could…
In Adept Press
Participants: rycanada, John Harper, Ron Edwards.

3/17/2007 moonflovver: Advertising
[color=green][/color] Hello all, I am new to this so I hope I am going about things the right way.  I have written two RPG's at this point a small RPG…
In Publishing
Participants: moonflovver, MatrixGamer, C.W.Richeson, xenopulse.

3/17/2007 Eliarhiman6: Trollbabe (with or without sex), how to do it ?
Hello! Reading this thread has made me remember the problem I had when I tried to push playing Trollbabe to my playing group. I wanted to talk about this, but…
In Adept Press
Participants: Eliarhiman6, Ron Edwards, droog, Claudia Cangini, sirogit, James_Nostack.

3/18/2007 Doyce: [AP] From the Casebook of Donne & Donne, Detectives
Next weekend, my fiance's in town and I wanted to have a social kind of gaming thing go on because (a) it's a chance for both of us to hang…
In Galileo Games
Participants: Doyce, Three-Star Dave, inthisstyle.

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